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Leon will start at catcher and bat eighth Sunday against the Rays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Leon has seen a mild spike in his workload of late, as he'll draw his third start of the series Sunday. It's worth noting, however, that top backstop Christian Vazquez has filled in as designated hitter for the injured J.D. Martinez (back) in two of those contests. Once Martinez is back in commission, Leon's usage could take a hit.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Tampa Bay's 9-2 win over the Red Sox in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

D'Arnaud provided the Rays' first three runs with a home run off Josh Smith in the second inning. The 30-year-old backstop hit his first two home runs of the season Thursday and has raised his batting average to .240. If his hot streak continues, he might be able to earn a solid split of playing time with Mike Zunino.

Sanchez is not starting Saturday in Cleveland.

Sanchez has at least one hit in nine of his last 10 games, launching four homers over that stretch. Austin Romine starts behind the plate in his absence.

Garver is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

The competition for starts behind the plate in Minnesota was reduced after Willians Astudillo was optioned Saturday, but Garver will still be forced to split time with Jason Castro. Castro takes his turn Saturday.

Perez (oblique) went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a run in Triple-A Durham's win over Gwinnett on Friday.

Perez was replaced behind the dish after six innings by Dashenko Ricardo, as he'd already logged a full game's worth of at-bats due to the Bulls' offensive success. The rehabbing catcher is hitting .462 over his four minor-league games and could potentially be activated early in the coming week.

Jansen is not in Saturday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

Jansen is hitting .105 over his last 38 at-bats. Luke Maile is starting behind the dish and hitting ninth.

Maldonado is not in Saturday's lineup against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

He has 10 strikeouts and four hits over his last eight games. Cam Gallagher is starting at catcher and hitting eighth.

Garver went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-3 win over the Tigers.

His two-run shot off Matt Boyd in the third inning got the Minnesota offense rolling, and he chipped in an RBI single in the ninth for good measure. Garver had been scuffling since coming off the injured list, going 2-for-13 with eight strikeouts in four games, but Friday's performance boosted his slash line on the year back up to .320/.405/.701 with 10 homers and 24 RBI in only 30 contests.

Murphy went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-2 victory at Angel Stadium.

Murphy launched his shot off starter Andrew Heaney in the sixth inning to score Daniel Vogelbach and Tim Beckham. The long ball was his second in as many games since his last start June 5. The 34-year-old backup catcher has made the most of his infrequent at-bats this season. Overall, he's slashing .297/.325/.554 with five home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs scored through 24 games.

Narvaez isn't starting Friday's game against the Angels, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Narvaez will head to the bench for the second time in three days. Tom Murphy is set to handle the catching duties and bat eighth in Narvaez's absence.